Lemon Mascarpone Mousse Recipe – How to make an easy homemade 4 ingredient dessert with creamy whipped Mascarpone Cheese – with the video tutorial.
Lemon Mascarpone Mousse Recipe
This lemon Mascarpone Mousse recipe is quick and easy to prepare and has only 4 ingredients.
Incorporating Italian Mascarpone Cheese into desserts results in super creamy, rich and luxurious treats such as Tiramisu and other dessert treats like this homemade lemon mousse. (For more mascarpone inspiration, here’s a 3 ingredient chocolate mascarpone mousse.)
How To Make The Easy Dessert Recipe
Start by gathering the 4 simple ingredients for the easy recipe:
- 1 Cup Heavy Cream
- 1/2 Cup Mascarpone Cheese
- 2-4 Tablespoons Sugar
- 1/2 to 1 Lemon
Pour the heavy cream into a large bowl for whipping. You can use heavy cream, heavy whipping cream, double cream or any other cream that you can whip into whipped cream.
Using an electric mixer or bowl with a whisk attachment, whisk the cream until it just starts to thicken to whipped cream. Don’t overmix at this stage because you still need to whisk in the other ingredients.
Add the mascarpone to the whipped cream and whisk until fully combined, then add in the sugar and whisk again to get the sugar incorporated into the creamy mousse. You can include 2-4 tablespoons of sugar, it just depends on how sweet you usually like your sweet treats.
For the lemon, grate the zest over the bowl and then squeeze the lemon juice from half a lemon to a full lemon over a sieve over the bowl to catch any pips. Include as much lemon as you’d like, depends on how full a lemon flavour you’d like.
Give the mixture a final whisk until you have a smooth and creamy mousse that’s infused with lemon and mascarpone goodness.
Move the Mascarpone dessert into a serving bowl or individual small glasses or ramekins and place it in the fridge for a few hours to thicken, then enjoy. You can top your dessert with more whipped cream or grated lemon zest or even crumbled cookies if you’d like.
Lemon Mascarpone Mousse Dessert Recipe
- 1 Cup Heavy Cream
- 1/2 Cup Mascarpone Cheese
- 2-4 Tablespoons Sugar
- 1/2 to 1 Lemon
- Pour the heavy cream into a large bowl and using an electric mixer, whisk until just starting to form whipped cream.
- Add the mascarpone cheese into the cream and whisk until fully incorporated.
- Add the sugar and whisk until well combined.
- Grate the lemon zest over the Mascarpone mixture, then cut open the lemon and squeeze it over a sieve over the bowl to catch any pips.
- Give the mousse mixture a final whisk until smooth and creamy.
- Move the lemon mousse to a small bowl or individual glasses for serving, place in the fridge for a few hours to thicken, then serve and enjoy, storing any leftovers in an airtight container to enjoy within a couple of days.
Recipe Video Tutorial
Here’s the video where you can watch the lemon mascarpone dessert being prepared, step by step. Hit play below or click here to watch on YouTube.